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- Patriarch: male ruler, elder or leader
- The 4 patriarchs of the Jewish people:
- Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph
- All contained in Book of Genesis
- Abraham called the “Father of faith”
- Important to:
- Christians, Jews, Muslims
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- Covenant: a solemn agreement
- Between God and His people
- 3 main covenants in OT
- Noah, Moses, Abraham
- God requires of Abraham: leave his home to go where God wishes him to go
- Promises: to make Abraham a great nation
- To bless him
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- Sign of the covenant:
- Abrams name is changed
- Circumcision
- Blessings and Threats
- If Abraham adheres to the covenant he will be greatly blessed
- Threats: not from God, but because of a lack of faith
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- He is asked to sacrifice Isaac
- Abraham is willing to do this – but God relents when he sees that
Abraham acts in faith
- Isaac: a symbol of Christ; the innocent victim
- The stories of the patriarch are meant to teach us to trust God
- Even in difficult times
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